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Obviously not many people have ridden them all, but out of the ones you have, which was the best?

Mine is MIllenium Force. The first drop is hard to beat and the constant speed throughout the ride is incredible! awesome airtime and the lap bars make such a huge difference to the ride experience.

This is a toughie even though I have only ever ridden roller coasters at three theme parks (alton, blackpool, and camelot)... but I would probably have to say... THE BIG ONE!!

Either Nemesis or The Smiler, best I have ever ridden

Mine a close one but the best coaster I ridden in the world has got to be kraken at Sea World Orlando followed by Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa.

Only been in the UK And disneyland (parc asterix tomorrow though!) but just now I find it a hard choice! But top 4 are th BIG one, Nemesis, the swarm and the smiler!!!

Mine's a toss-up between The Incredible Hulk at IOA and The Smiler.

At the minute I'd probably say Smiler, purely because it's 5 years since I rode Hulk, and I'm unlikely to ride it again any time soon

Shambala at Portaventura

Having ventured out to CA back in 2007 i would have to proclaim for love for X! that first drop going backwards looking  straight down to be flipped head over heels at the bottom was insane. Tatsu is probably my fave Flyer after riding Air-Manta and Tatsu. To say what the best in the world is i cant say because each delivers a unique different package.
But Nemesis-Tastu and X after all close contenders

Mine is Nitro at SFGA, which surprises some people. I just love the huge amounts of floaty airtime, the speed, the massive G's through the helix, the clamshell restraints and just how damn smooth it is.

Honourable mentions to Hulk, El Toro, Sheikra, Kraken and of course, Nemesis as well though.

Sheikra -best dive
Montu- best invert
Manta-best flyer
Kraken- best floor less
Launch- Incredible Hulk
Robot arm- Harry potter
Inversions-smiler
Eurofighter- smiler

Best I have ridden....  :-k Hard one...
I would say Colossus at thorpe park or Nemesis.
I don't like american coasters as they are mainly about height and speed.
I prefer intensity and thats what gets me with these.

I'd say its out of El Toro, Millennium Force and Nitro, they are all amazing.

I've been rather fortunate to of travelled around many parts of Europe, the US and East Asia and ride some coasters, for me i305 is just miles ahead of Millennium Force...as much as I like MF, I found it to be maybe a little overrated.

However best coaster I've ridden....I'd have to say El Toro, followed very closely by a coaster in the same park which is Nitro.

Also I'd have to give props to Nemesis, Maverick, iSpeed, Montu, Steel Dragon 2000 and Tatsu. 

Not really a coaster but harry potter and the forbidden journey

Furius Baco at PortAventura, closely followed by Shambhala at the same park 

I agree that America doesn't have the best coasters, yes they're tall and fast but I prefer unusual layouts and something that sets them apart from the rest. For that I'd have to say either The Smiler, 14 inversions itself is enough IMO never mind the intensity, high g's, near misses, quirky theme done well, one of the best queue lines of a coaster ever and the list goes on. But on the other hand there's Air, most comfortable restraints I have ever been in, nice and relaxing and puts you in a very good mood, and it's different to all other Flyers, there all really tall, big pretzel loops, a couple of turns and back in the station. However I think Maverick also is up there by the way it's just plain bonkers and never looses it's speed.

For me, it's a rollercoaster that provides a stunning back drop as soon as you enter the park, and is a fantastic spectacle to watch at the same time. The surrounding theming [whilst there isn't exactly a lot of it] feels natural and blends in seamlessly with the ride and the area around it. The majority of the queue line has such a magical feel to it wipes the floor with almost anything this country has to offer when it comes to queuing.

Then there's the actual ride itself. It easily wins the best themed train design of it's make, and it's the only ride I have ever experienced where such a difference can be felt depending on where you sit. Sitting at the front offers a nice pop of thrills, but remains mainly calm and enjoyable throughout the duration of the ride. However sitting at the back offers intensity that for a brief moment, even Nemesis can't compete with.

And to top it all off, the collection of composed pieces for the ride's soundtrack is perfect in every way for it. Therefore, I will always stand by my view that Manta at Sea World Orlando is the greatest rollercoaster.

Ilovecoasters wrote: Not really a coaster but harry potter and the forbidden journey

Hang on.... you have been on this???

On a separate note mine would probably be The Incredible Hulk Coaster just because you can't beat the launch into the zero g. But I can see this being surpassed by the Gringotts Bank Coaster when I get back over to America

Ready_23 wrote:

Ilovecoasters wrote: Not really a coaster but harry potter and the forbidden journey

Hang on.... you have been on this???

Errrr yeeeesss. It's my favourite ride in the world (on a par with the Simpsons ride)

Either The Smiler or Air.

Nemesis never really did it for me. Everyone said how fantastic it was and I must say it wasn't as good as I expected.

Maybe that's just because of the fact that we rode it first thing in the morning before I'd woken up at all :O


But on topic, either The Smiler or Air. The Smiler is just pure Fun, it's a ride you talk to your friends repeatedly saying 'Oh God!' on the lift hills, and the inversions are great. You probably retain your sense of purpose in the queue more than others because you get good views underneath the ride!

Air is the gentleman of them all, because of the comfy seats and retaining its smooth ride for over 10 years. I know not everyone loves it but I rank it very highly.